HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. EULER
AUTUMN
NEW YORK, NY
US-wide Birthday Celebration

PAST EVENTS

CONFERENCE: SCIENCE AS NAVIGATION: LEONARD EULER'S JOURNEYS
NOVEMBER 30, 2007, 10.30 AM - 9.30 PM
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, CA
A one-day conference investigates the central role played, in the life and work of Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), by the description, calculation and analysis of sites or places (topoi).
Link: http://www.gss.ucsb.edu/Euler.html

"LEONHARD EULER - MASTER OF THE INFINITE"
OCTOBER 11, 2007, 6:30PM
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, WATER TOWER CAMPUS, LEWIS TOWERS BALL ROOM, CHICAGO, IL
Lecture by Eli Moar, Professor of Mathematics at Loyola University Chicago.
Reception following

EULER AND ASTROPHYSICS
JUNE 27-29, 2007
PRINCETOWN UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF ASTROPHYSICAL SCIENCES
Professor Thomas Zurbuchen, University of Michigan spoke about Leonhard Euler's relevance for today's astrophysics at the NASA sponsored: "New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications IV - An International Conference". For more information, refer to : http://www.spaceroutes.com/astrocon/

THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEONHARD EULER “SWITZERLAND’S GIFT TO SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS”
APRIL 27, 2007, 7:00pm
ATLANTA, GA
GERMAN CULTURAL CENTER
COLONY SQUARE, PLAZA LEVEL
1197 PEACHTREE ST NE
Together with Joe Albree, Professor of the Mathematics Department at Auburn University in Montgomery, and Historian of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America, we will rediscover Leonhard Euler in a historical context. Joe Albree will survey Euler’s many contributions to science and mathematics, including his “Letters to a German princess” which he wrote within two years to instruct the Princess of Anhalt-Dessau in science. More

THE INCOMPARABLE LEONHARD EULER: PRINCE AMONG MATHEMATICIANS
APRIL 24, 2007, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
San Diego, CA
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
PEACE AND JUSTICE AUDITORIUM
5998 ALCALA PARK
Exploration of Euler’s work during Reception, Lecture, Birthday cake cut

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. EULER
APRIL 16, 2007
BOSTON, MA
Have you ever been to anyone’s 300th birthday party? Well then - come and join us to celebrate world's most prolific mathematicians, "intellectual ancestor" of Sudoku, the man who discovered how water flows, designed the perfect shape for teeth on a gear and so much more. Dominic Klyve, Co-Director and Executive Manager of the Euler archives currently finishing his doctorate at Dartmouth College will take us back into the future. He will be accompanied by a Renaissance Ensemble for the proper enlightenment.. more

THE EULER ARCHIVE: ILLUMINATING THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LEONHARD EULER
LEE STEMKOSKI, CO-DIRECTOR OF EULER ARCHIVE
APRIL 16, 2007, 6.30pm
Embassy of Switzerland, 2900 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
A special program sponsored by the Embassy of Switzerland and the Mathematical Association of America. In this talk, the Euler Archive will be used to survey some of the highlights of the life and times of Leonhard Euler: his family and colleagues, his involvement with scientific academies, his publications and correspondence, and the influence of his work in the sciences today.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. EULER
APRIL 15, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Come celebrate this famous Swiss mathematician’s 300th birthday. We will count vertices, edges, faces, eat cake and think about pi. This afternoon includes special guest speakers. Be there or be square! Sam Vandervelde received his doctoral degree is currently coordinating the Mandelbrot math competition, organizing a math circle at Stanford. We will also have hands-on activities provided by a member of the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute. more

LEONARD EULER ONLINE POSTER CONTEST
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
USA
US-wide EULER Contest more